Welcome to Day 3 of the High Roller Freeze-Out
Welcome back to PokerNews for coverage of the second annual Full Tilt Poker Merit Cyprus Classic. Day 3 of the $25,000 High Roller Freeze-Out is set to begin at 4pm local time and our starting field of 36 is down to 9. An impressive field of well-known players and willing locals took to the felt with their eyes on the top prize of $392,850. Our chip leader is Perica Bukara with 951,700.
The final table boasts some of the best in the game. David Benyamine was the chip leader heading into Day 2 and is always a force to be reckoned with. November Niner John Dolan is proving his poker mettle, currently third in chips. WSOP bracelet winner and 2009 EPT Barcelona Champion Carter Phillips, Sam Trickett and Jon Turner remain as well.
The action is scheduled to commence in about 15 minutes, so be sure to follow the action right here on PokerNews.
Here are the chip counts of the remaining nine players.
Seat 1: Ziv Caspi - 103,500
Seat 2: David Benyamine - 400,300
Seat 3: John Dolan - 455,500
Seat 4: Perica Bukara - 951,700
Seat 5: Andrew Feldman - 356,000
Seat 6: Sam Trickett - 188,200
Seat 7: Ori Miller - 546,000
Seat 8: Jon Turner - 197,700
Seat 9: Carter Phillips - 401,600